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Soldiers and razor-sharp metal at the Mexico-Texas border don't deter migrants who traveled months to get there, as numbers of those fleeing to the U.S. soar. LA Times
VOA VIEW: The illegal migrant situation is all on Biden and Dems.
The Biden administration revealed Monday it will not take sides in the push from some conservative House Republicans to replace Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Newsmax
Former President Donald Trump ripped into the judge presiding over his $250 million civil case on Monday, saying he is "an operative" who should be disbarred. Newsmax
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A team of researchers at Rice University has received $45 million in federal funding to develop "sense-and-respond" implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%. Newsmax
Amid the flak House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., was taking on Capitol Hill from Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre mistakenly referred to McCarthy as Speaker McKraine. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: She is an idiot.
Most Americans consider homelessness to be a very serious problem now, and nearly two-thirds say it's worsened in the past two years, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It's growing and getting worse.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., wants House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., to answer questions about his alleged "secret side deal" with President Joe Biden on Ukraine aid before following through on his vow to bring a notice to vacate against McCarthy "later this week." Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Gaetz better get in together - he may cause major problems for the GOP.
A whopping 76% of U.S. voters said President Joe Biden is too old to serve another term, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It is more the lack of brain matter, not age.
Allies to Vice President Kamala Harris are hoping her new assignment on gun safety legislation will lift her low job approval rating and positively affect her political image as the 2024 race looms. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: Nothing can help Harris - she is an idiot.
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The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went to trial Monday, with New York state lawyers vowing to hold him accountable while he denounced the case as a politically motivated "scam." Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It was about a bias liberal judge and prosecutor.
Laphonza Butler, California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom's appointment to represent his state in the U.S. Senate, is registered to vote in Maryland. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It's a liberal gay black female.
McDonald's and Wendy's have defeated a lawsuit accusing them of deceiving hungry diners by exaggerating the size of their burgers. Newsmax
A Marine Corps program created to attract minority officers is being investigated for possible discrimination based on race or gender. Newsmax
VOA VIEW: It is clear discrimination against whites.
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Oakland County, Michigan, Sheriff Michael Bouchard said crime syndicates from "south of the border" have targeted high-end homes stealing "hundreds and hundreds of thousand of dollars" worth of belongings. New York Post
Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech. New York Post
VOA VIEW: Colleges have become a liberal cesspool.
Visual evidence from a remote base in the Arctic shows launch preparations mirroring those that preceded earlier tests. New York Times
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman said Monday he was unaware of a memo from his office calling GOP lawmakers "Nazis" in response to Republican scrutiny over the New York Democrat pulling a fire alarm in a House office building. Washington Times
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy shot down Rep. Matt Gaetz's charge that he cut a side deal with President Biden on Ukraine funding. Washington Times
People who often feel lonely are more likely to contract Parkinson's disease independently of clinical depression and other risk factors such as genetics, a new study has found. Washington Times
Former President Donald Trump appeared in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday as the trial in his civil fraud case got underway. CBS
VOA VIEW: Trump should win.
"It is becoming increasingly clear who the speaker of the House already works for and it's not the Republican conference," far-right GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday. CBS
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The U.S. is by far the largest provider of military aid to Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that without American help, the country could be defeated by Russia. Ukraine's foreign minister believes American support for Ukraine is steadfast and bipartisan. CBS
VOA VIEW: It will work out.
Apple plans to upgrade the iPhone 15's operating system to prevent it from overheating and becoming uncomfortable to hold. CBS
VOA VIEW: It will be a wait and see.
The approach to fighting sexually transmitted infections has been nicknamed "Doxy-PEP." CBS
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The Supreme Court convenes Monday for a new term that brings cases on free speech, agency power and the Second Amendment. CBS
VOA VIEW: Hopefully the SC will show conservative value.
Jimmy Carter turned 99 on Sunday. The former president, who has been in hospice care since February, spent the day with his family. Mark Strassmann reports. CBS
For only the second time in U.S. history, migrant apprehensions along the southern border surpassed 2 million in a single fiscal year, federal data shows. CBS
The Writers Guild of America reached a deal on a new contract, but several other major strikes are still ongoing across the U.S. Auto workers represented by UAW remain on strike, as do members of SAG-AFTRA, and hospitality workers in Las Vegas have authorized a stoppage if a deal isn't reached. CBS
VOA VIEW: Biden's liberal mess.
The Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal by former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman, related to emails sent in the wake of the 2020 election. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The Supremes must support a conservative view.
California Governor Gavin Newsom made the decision to veto a bill on Saturday that aimed to provide unemployment benefits to striking workers. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Strange, but good.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case that seeks to remove former President Donald Trump from the ballot in 2024. UPI
Foreign ministers from the European Union gathered in Kyiv for a summit that aimed to show the bloc's support for Ukraine in its war against Russia as potential funding from the U.S. appeared increasingly uncertain. UPI
The Powerball lottery will present is second billion-dollar jackpot of 2023 for Monday's drawing, the fourth-highest total in the game's history at $1.04 billion. UPI
Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota said he is stepping down from his Democratic leadership positions in protest of his party's support of President Joe Biden's re-election bid. UPI
More than 40 million U.S. student loan borrowers faced requirements to resume making their payments starting Sunday as a pause for the COVID-19 pandemic expired, sparking concerns the economy could suffer. UPI
VOA VIEW: The economy will suffer more if the loans became a deficit.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced late Sunday that he has selected Laphonza Butler of EMILY'S List to fill the Senate seat of Dianne Feinstein, who died Thursday night at the age of 90. UPI
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The US economy has fallen short. Government is force. Most every law takes away a little of our money or freedom or both.
The Heritage Foundation ranks economic freedom across the globe. The United States once ranked No. 4 in the world, but we’ve been in decline. This year, we’re 25th. “If you care about living a prosperous life, you should care about what government economic policies are,” says the Heritage Foundation’s Derrick Morgan. The foundation ranks countries’ economic freedom based on things like rule of law, regulatory efficiency, open markets, fiscal health, etc.
he big reason the USA fell in the rankings is that Congress spends so much more money than government can squeeze out of us in taxes. I say to Morgan, “‘Free childcare, free this, free that!’ That sounds good for my freedom.” “Sooner or later, you run out of other people’s money,” Morgan responds. “More dollars chasing fewer goods leads to inflation,” and inflation leaves us less financial freedom.
In addition, politicians ban some of our choices, like future natural gas hookups and gas-powered cars. On top of that, America’s bureaucrats add thousands of regulations, most of which restrict individual freedom. “Those are examples of our smothering government and why we keep dropping places,” says Morgan.
The world’s least free countries have even more smothering governments. India ranks toward the bottom of the freedom list because Indian bureaucrats are empowered to decide whether entrepreneurs may try something new. Investors must get up to 70 different approvals. No wonder India stays poor. It could be worse. The most repressed people in the world are trapped in countries at the bottom of the freedom list: Sudan, Venezuela, Cuba and, of course, North Korea. “It’s bad in the economic sphere just as it is in the political sphere,” says Morgan. “These things reinforce each other. The freer a country is economically, the better off they are.” Hong Kong was a great example of how economic freedom makes life better.
